On Wed, 5 Mar 2003 at 12:43am, Mark Schouten wrote: :On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 06:15:53PM -0500, Patrick Wiseman wrote: : :> Where are the configuration files to automate all this? It used to work, :> but I have recently been messing with the box - I updated everything :> updatable with aptitude, I've recompiled the kernel a few times, I finally :> got sound and my cd drive and a USB scanner working, but somewhere along :> the line I broke networking! : :It seems that your kernel is not supporting DHCP, which it did first. : :Read /var/log/daemon.log (i believe) to see the solution.
Aha! Thanks. CONFIG_PACKET was set, but CONFIG_FILTER was not. Setting the latter re-enabled dhcp. Thanks to all who suggested a static solution; I prefer the dynamic. Patrick -- Patrick Wiseman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux user #17943 *Google First, Ask Later* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]